Throughout most of the season, the duo of Danny Stepler and Holden Baker have flown under the radar, serving as role players for the Greencastle-Antrim boys' basketball team.

As it turned out, both were just waiting for the right occasion to steal the spotlight.

Recognized before the game as part of Tuesday's Senior Night festivities, Stepler netted a career-high 23 points and Baker hit arguably the two biggest buckets of the game to propel the Blue Devils to a 60-56 overtime victory against rival James Buchanan.

Fifteen of Stepler's points came in the second half, including nine in the third quarter while Baker buried a go-ahead 3 with 1:35 remaining in regulation before giving the Blue Devils (15-3) the lead for good with 37 seconds left in overtime.

Needless to say, it was a memorable sendoff for a senior class that also includes Zach Faulkner, Austin Scott and Brandon Puffenbarger.

"It was a very fitting and climatic night for our seniors," G-A head coach Gary Martin said. "We fell behind early and then battled back, which again showed the character of this team. We knew JB would come in here swinging and they played us hard both times this year."

The Rockets (5-14) quickly made it clear they had full intentions of spoiling the presumed celebration, jumping out to a 14-6 lead by the end of the first before extending their advantage to 11 midway through the second quarter.

Following a 13-4 G-A run to close out the half, the Blue Devils entered the third trailing 26-22 prior to taking their first lead of the game at 31-30 with 4:31 remaining in the frame.

The sides continued exchanging blows, as a scrappy JB squad surged back ahead heading into the fourth, leading by one at 38-37.

Deadlocked at 40 with six minutes to play, a Faulkner lay-in granted the Blue Devils a brief advantage before an 8-0 Rockets' run abruptly flipped the script, resulting in a six-point JB lead with 3:15 showing on the clock.

A putback by Stepler along with a trio of made free throws cut the deficit to one, setting up Baker's clutch 3 from the wing following a frantic scramble for a loose ball, putting G-A up by two with 1:35 remaining.

After drawing the foul, JB's Aubrey Brown knocked down both free throws on the Rockets' ensuing trip, tying the contest at 50.

Playing for the last shot, JB managed to maintain possession for the final 38 seconds, with an inbound play giving Brown a chance to win it at the buzzer only to have his shot ultimately rim out, sending the contest into overtime.

In the extra frame, two baskets from Jake Muller were offset by a pair of makes from Stepler on the other end, leaving things tied at 54 with 1:40 remaining.

Page 2 of 2 - Following a Baker free throw, Garrett Malanka drew a foul well away from the basket, draining both his attempts from the charity stripe for a 56-55 JB lead.

Needing an answer, Scott had a clean look rattle out on the ensuing possession only to have the rebound wind up in the hands of Baker, who buried a short jumper to give G-A a one-point margin.

The Blue Devils delivered the decisive blow seconds later, as a block by Zola led to an outlet pass from Scott to Faulkner near midcourt, with G-A's captain slashing in for a lay-in off the glass and a three-point cushion with 15 ticks remaining.

Grant Strawoet's contested 3 on the other end came up empty, with Scott recording his 10th rebound of the night to seal the win.

Stepler was the only Blue Devil to finish in double figures, with Zola contributing nine points followed by seven from Brandon Puffenbarger.

Muller paced the Rockets' balanced attack with a team-high 12 points followed by 11 from Malanka and 10 from both Strawoet and Liam Corcoran.

The Blue Devils also won Tuesday's junior varsity game, 51-34.

Sam Sprague scored 11 points in the win.

G-A will return to action Friday night at Big Spring before taking on Chambersburg in the finale of the Dunks for Drew Showcase on Saturday.

The Blue Devils game against Northeastern that had been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 4 has been canceled.